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Subject:Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:11:46 -0400

At 09:25 AM 4/26/2011, Chris S wrote:
>I have a Terry Kay headlight relay kit, which 
>has been in place and working since 2004.�  I 
>switched the hi/lo relays thinking one was bad but there was no change.

Send me a diagram...

>� The clock goes dim only when I turn on the 
>headlights.�  When I flip to high beams it is 
>normal, as it is normal when I have just the parking lights on.

By dim I'm presuming you mean the LCD digits fade 
and become unreadable, not that the panel light 
gets dim (because all the panel lights are wired together).  True?

>It sounds like I need to inspect the relay wires and connections.

Aye.  Turn the lights on and find where the 
voltage stops, or drops a lot.  Without looking 
at the book again I'd be highly suspicious of the 
high/low switch on the column, but blest if I can 
see how that would affect the clock, which is 
(supposed to be) tied directly into a 30 line 
passing through the headlight switch - for no 
better reason than that the switch had a spare 30 
terminal on it, so they used it.

Yrs,
d